After enrollment, in the first year, students will enroll in the common, basic subjects that are requirement for both courses. Subsequently, they will enroll in specialized subjects according to their respective courses. In the second year, students complete the specialized practical training program, conduct a research project, and write a Master’s thesis.

In our joint degree program, students are required to take ten or more credits from the partner university to complete their course. In addition to attending lectures at their home university, students will attend lectures at the partner university through a video conference system. In principle, students need to pay the travel and accommodation expenses for practical training, but this burden can be reduced considering the training period or by using university accommodations or guest houses.

We have gathered the faculties of disaster and radiation exposure medical science from both universities and utilized Nagasaki University’s Kawauchi village restoration promotion offices and Fukushima Medical University’s Radiation Medical Science Center. In addition, we offer lectures in English by convening the faculty members from the World Health Organization (WHO), which plays a central role in the field of disaster exposure medical science; the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a group of nuclear experts; and the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).